Home screen
The home screen is your starting point where you can collect all your important
contacts or application shortcuts.
Interactive display elements
To open the clock application, select the clock (1).
To open the calendar, or to change the profile, select the
date or the profile name (2).
To view or modify connectivity settings ( ), to view the
available wireless LANs (WLAN) if WLAN scanning is enabled,
or to view missed events, select the top right corner (3).
To make a phone call, select Telephoneor (4).
To open the contacts list, select Contacts or (5).
To open the main menu, press the menu key (6).
Start using the contacts bar
To start using the contacts bar, and to add your contacts to
the home screen, select > Options > New contact, and
follow the instructions.
Change the home screen theme
To change the home screen theme or the shortcuts, select
Menu > Settings and Personal > Home screen.
Music keys
When music or the radio is playing in the background, music keys (play/pause, skip
backward, and skip forward) are displayed in the home screen.
Access the menu
To access the menu, press the menu key.
To open an application or folder in the menu, double-tap it.
Touch screen actions
Tap and double-tap
To open an application or other element on the touch screen, you normally tap it
with your finger or the stylus. However, to open the following items, you must tap
them twice.
● List items in an application, such as the Drafts folder in the folder list in Messaging
Tip: When you open a list view, the first item is already highlighted. To
open the highlighted item, tap it once.
● Applications and folders in the menu when using the list view type
● Files in a file list, for example, an image in the images and videos view in Gallery.
If you tap a file or similar item once, it is not opened, it becomes highlighted. To
see the options available for the item, select Options or, if available, select an
icon from a toolbar.
Select
In this user documentation, opening applications or items by tapping them once or
twice is called "selecting". If you need to select several items in a sequence, the
menu items to select are separated by arrows.
Example: To select Options > Help, tap Options, and then tap Help.
Drag
To drag, place your finger or the stylus on the screen, and slide it across the screen.
Example: To scroll up or down on a web page, drag the page with your finger
or stylus.
Swipe
To swipe, slide your finger quickly left or right on the screen.
Example: When viewing an image, to view the
next or previous image, swipe the image left
or right, respectively.
Tip: When the touch screen is locked, to
answer a call, or to stop a clock or calendar
alarm, swipe the screen. Follow the visual cues.
Scroll
To scroll up or down in lists that have a scroll bar, drag the slider of the scroll bar.
In some list views, you can scroll by placing your finger or stylus on a list item and
dragging up or down.
Example: To scroll through contacts, place your finger or stylus on a contact,
and drag up or down.
Tip: To view a brief description of icons and buttons, place your finger or
stylus on the icon or button. Descriptions are not available for all icons and
buttons.
Touch screen backlight
The touch screen backlight is turned off after a period of inactivity. To turn the screen
backlight on, tap the screen.
If the touch screen and keys are locked, tapping the screen does not turn the screen
backlight on. To unlock the screen and keys, slide the lock switch, or press briefly
the power key and swipe the screen. Follow the visual cues.